Difference between revisions of "European Commission"
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* Dacian Ciolos | * Dacian Ciolos | ||
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| + | ==High Profile Cases== | ||
| + | * European Commission undertakes anti-trust probe against Microsoft for tying of Internet Explorer to Windows<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/competition/sectors/ICT/microsoft/index.html ec.europa.eu]</ref> | ||
| + | * European Commission probes allegations of antitrust violations by Google on doubts that it has abused it's dominant position in online search<ref>[http://mashable.com/2010/11/30/eu-google-antitrust/ mashable.com]</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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* [http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm Official website of European Commission] | * [http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm Official website of European Commission] | ||
* [http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/ecri/default_en.asp Website of the European Commission | * [http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/ecri/default_en.asp Website of the European Commission | ||
| − | against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)] | + | against Racism and Intolerance(ECRI)] |
* [http://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/campaign/index.htm European Commission's "You Control Climate Change" campaign website] | * [http://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/campaign/index.htm European Commission's "You Control Climate Change" campaign website] | ||
* [http://www.managenergy.net/ European Commission's Energy site] | * [http://www.managenergy.net/ European Commission's Energy site] | ||
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[[Category: Companies]] | [[Category: Companies]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:31, 21 June 2011
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| Type: | EU institution |
| Founded: | 1958 |
| Headquarters: | Brussels |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Employees: | 25,019 |
| Website: | ec.europa.eu |
| Facebook: | EuropeanCommission |
| Key People | |
| Jose Manuel Barroso, President | |
The European Commission represents the general interest of the EU and is the driving force in proposing legislation (to Parliament and the Council), administering and implementing EU policies, enforcing EU law (jointly with the Court of Justice) and negotiating in the international arena.[1]
History
The European Commission was created in 1957 by the Treaty of Rome. The first President of the Commission is Walter Hallstein. He had had two terms in the office from 7 January 1958 to 30 June 1967.
After Walter Hallstein, the Commission has seen 10 other Presidents till 2011. They are Jean Rey, Framco Malfatti, Sicco Mansholt, Francois-Xavier Ortoli, Roy Jenkins, Gaston Thorn, Jacques Delors, Jacques Santer, Romano Prodi and Jose Manuel Barroso( still in office).
Structure and Functioning
The European Commission operates under a College of 27 Commissioners, one from each member country of the EU. The President of the European Commission is appointed by the European Council. The President and the Council together appoint the remaining 26 Commissioners. These 27 Commissioners as a single body are subject to a vote of approval by the European Parliament.
The Commission operates as a cabinet government and each of the Commissioner is assigned a portfolio. These Commissioners are supported by a staff of around 25,000 civil servants who work in various departments called Directorates-General.[2]
The Commission via its Commissioners has to put any legislative proposals to the Council of Ministers( Foreign Ministers of the member states). If the proposals are approved, they become law and it is the task of the Commission to administer what now become EU policies.
Commissioners
- Jose Manuel Barroso
- Catherine Ashton
- Viviane Reding
- Joaquin Almunia
- Siim Kallas
- Neelie Kroes
- Antonio Tajani
- Maros sefcovic
- Janez Potocnik
- Olli Rehn
- Andris Piebalgs
- Michel Barnier
- Androulla Vassiliou
- Algirdas Semeta
- Karel De Gucht
- John Dalli
- Maire Geoghegan-Quinn
- Janusz Lewandowski
- Maria Damanaki
- Kristalina Georgieva
- Gunther Oettinger
- Johannes Hahn
- Connie Hedegaard
- Stefan Fule
- Laszlo Andor
- Cecilia Malmstrom
- Dacian Ciolos
High Profile Cases
- European Commission undertakes anti-trust probe against Microsoft for tying of Internet Explorer to Windows[3]
- European Commission probes allegations of antitrust violations by Google on doubts that it has abused it's dominant position in online search[4]
References
External links
- Official website of European Commission
- [http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/ecri/default_en.asp Website of the European Commission
against Racism and Intolerance(ECRI)]